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Miguel Armaza sits down with Billy Libby, CEO/Co-Founder at Upper90 and Conor Witt, Vice President at Upper90. Upper90 is a hybrid fund that invests credit and equity in early-stage businesses.

Launched in 2018, Upper90 has over $1.5B in AUM and has backed fintech companies like Thras.io, Octane Lending, Mundi, and many more.

In this episode, we discuss:

Combining equity and debt underwriting and how Upper90 has built a team with two different skillsets under the same roof
What they’ve learned from working with the best credit-driven companies in the market and what great founders have in common
Venturing outside the US and why Upper90 sees a ton of opportunity in places like Latin America
How electronic and quantitative trading in Wall Street led Billy to fintech and venture capital… lots more!

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Miguel Armaza is Co-Founder & Managing General Partner of Gilgamesh Ventures, a seed-stage investment fund focused on fintech in the Americas. He also hosts and writes the Fintech Leaders podcast and newsletter.

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